Devon Events 2017 All dates are correct at time of being
published,
please confirm date and event details before making
travel arrangements. Yearly events are shown at the
beginning of each month in light blue. The diary
follows. Events may be cancelled or event dates may be
subject to alteration.

Auditions at Chestnut Community Centre, 1-3 Poplar
Close, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 0SA, on 1pm - 4pm (please arrive
between 12 and 1pm)By popular request, we will be adapting
legends and mysteries exploring tales of the Victorian
serial killer known as Jack The Ripper, to the stage, with a
steampunk twist.
All roles are available for casting. This means that there
are principal, and smaller roles (all speaking), for ladies
and gentlemen of all ages. For more info 07855 090589

Old Clovelly Shrove Tuesday custom. Free entry after
4.30 p.m.
Lentsherd (pronounced ‘Lanshard’) is an old Clovelly Shrove
Tuesday custom, and the aim is to chase bad spirits away and
drive the devil into the sea before Lent. At dusk children
set off Down-a-long, dragging clattering tin cans, which are
then tied together and thrown into the sea (later
retrieved). Children taking part will receive a free pancake
to decorate with toppings. 01237431781

Astronomy Evening Poltimore House.Exeter.Devon.
A talk with hints and tips for amateur astronomers or those
just interested in the stars, followed by guided star gazing
with telescopes (weather permitting). Food and hot drinks
available to purchase. £10 per person. Doors open
18-00hrs.Talk commences 19-00hrs For full
details and booking 01392 248 938

CHOCOLATE MAKING WORKSHOP Poltimore
House.Exeter.Devon.EX4 0AU.
Come and enjoy a chat and welcoming drinks with award
winning chocolatier Gill before learning how to craft and
create your very own chocolates which you will take home all
beautifully wrapped. Lunches and afternoon snacks available
to purchase from 12noon.
Doors open 12noon. Workshop begins 14-00hrs. Tickets £45-00
per person for a 3hr workshop. Full details 01392 248938

Clovelly Wedding Fair at
Clovelly Court Great Terrace, whatever the
weather. 1pm till dusk with Clovelly Wedding
Fair will have a band for all tastes, a bar, a
children's area, outside caterers and local
suppliers from all over Devon and Cornwall. From
1pm to 5pm
For further details contact: 01237431781

Clovelly Find the Easter Chicks. Children receive
a village map on entry on which to mark the location and
number of Easter chicks perched up and down the tumbling
cottages along the High Street to the Quay. Return the map
to the Visitor Centre reception if you spot at least 10
chicks to win an Easter egg and a bigger prize if you spot
all 15. For further details contact: 01237431781

Clovelly Seaweed Festival in aid of the
N. Devon Hospice
It was launched in 2015 and has been a great
success.
Clovelly Seaweed Festival promotes seaweed for
its immense health & nutritional benefits. You
will be amazed at the world of seaweed. Bring
your own and ask the experts what is the best
use for your particular selection. Admission
charges include all entertainment.
For further details contact: 01237431781

Dartmoor Zoo Wedding Fair 2017 4pm - 7pm
Dartmoor Zoo, Sparkwell, Plymouth. Pop up to the
zoo to browse a diverse range of exhibitors.
Find your dream dress and explore one of the
most unique of venues for your wedding, you even
get FREE entry to the zoo, a FREE drink* and a
FREE goody bag* on arrival! Free entry to both
the zoo and the fair. 01314638368

Coombe Trenchard’s Home & Garden Show 2017
Held on the first weekend of June and championing even more
wonderful suppliers, this years Home & Garden show at Coombe
Trenchard promises to be our best yet. Come along and browse
vintage and artisan home wares, specialist plants and
delicious local produce before enjoying homemade cakes,
cream teas and a selection of hot food. On hand to provide
friendly advice and information to fellow green fingered
folk, we shall be taking full advantage of their knowledge
and stunning locally grown greenery. Also joining us will be
a hand-picked selection of artists and food producers,
showcasing a range of unique and surprising creations.
Peruse quirky antiques, survey glorious gifts and closely
inspect some locally produced chocolate!
Taking place on the 3rd & 4th June between 10am – 5pm, we
invite you to wander the grounds, enjoy a woodland walk and
delight in the range of home and garden wares.
Our free-ranging chickens and peacocks are happy for you to
bring your canine companion on a lead!
General Admission: £6.00 Children under 14: Free
Coombe Trenchard, Lewtrenchard, Lewdown, Devon, EX20 4PW
01566 783 179

POWDERHAM CASTLE Crash box Classic Car Show Devon
The Historic Vehicle Gathering at Powderham in its picturesque setting within an
ancient deer park beside the Exe estuary, just south of Exeter. has become
probably the largest event of its type in the South West and possibly further
afield. Live Music stage entertainment- dedicated area for Children's
amusements- Dog Show- on site camping is available for both exhibitors and
visitors
SLATE VIEWS WILL BE OUTSIDE AT THIS SHOW

Clovelly Maritime Festival in aid of the Bideford
Sea Cadets
The day will be full of fun and packed with a programme of
all sorts of activities and entertainment for all ages.
Throughout the day there will be music, street
entertainment, activities and games for the whole family,
including building your own miniature boats with It is
definitely a day to remember! Free entry for under 16’s who
come in maritime-themed fancy dress costumes! Standard
admission charges include all entertainment. For further
details contact: 01237431781

Stoke Village & Blockhouse Park Summer Fair 11am -
4pm
Stoke Village & Blockhouse Park, Plymouth, PL2 1BJ
The Stoke Traders and Residents Association (STARS) are
linking Stoke Village to Blockhouse Park at this years
Summer Fair!
Lining a section of Masterman Road with stalls will ensure
the village flows into Blockhouse Park where you'll find
more stalls, inflatables, live music and entertainment - not
forgetting the stalls inside the community centre too!
Join us for a fun filled day raising the profile of Stoke
Village and Blockhouse Park.

Woolsery Agricultural Show
Summer in North Devon would not be complete without a visit
to this ever popular show. Classes include crafts, cattle
and sheep, together with horse and pony competitions. There
will be a Dairy Marquee with displays such as yoghurt and
ice cream makingYou'll find bustling trade stalls offering
locally made crafts and food with fairground rides and a
bouncy castle.There'll also be a family dog show, a display
of hounds, the Young Farmers' "It's a knockout" vintage farm
machinery.A separate admission charge applies. For further
details contact: 01237431781

Regattas at Beer, Dartmouth, Salcombe and
Dawlish. Ilfracombe Coombe Martin and
Braunton Fairs The North Devon Show at
Instow. The Devon Sheep Fair.
Torbay fortnight. Sheep Fair South
Molton last week in August.

One of the most famous Steam Engines that will be appearing
at this years' show Is the Fowler Crane Engine
"Wolverhampton Wanderer". Seen on local television this week
crossing the Tamar Bridge, the 8hp Burrell Traction Engine
"Keeling" will be at the Fair.
Final preparations are under way for this years Steam Fair
which without any doubt will be our biggest to date. we have
a record number of Steam Engines entered, a number of which
are making their debut at Torbay. We also have record
entries in other sections and our model and Crafts marque is
the largest so far. We also have the largest vintage fair to
appear at the show.
The main theme for this year will be based on Steam Road
Haulage and an even larger working section.

Woofstock UK 2017 is an event like no other. It is a
festival for all things dog held on 5 August 2017 9am
Onward. In Coronation Park Dartmouth Devon which is close to
Kingsbridge, This promises to be THE most enjoyable, unusual
and most talked about event again this year and in years to
come. We were already receiving ticket bookings and stall
enquiries 01314638368

Lifeboat Weekend in aid of the R.N.L.I.
Held in aid of the RNLI, this popular event is a celebration
of the Clovelly lifeboat and its volunteer crew. The
Lifeboat House will be open to visitors and there'll be
operational displays by the Clovelly lifeboat. It's a
fun-packed weekend with games, competitions, entertainments,
food and drink, music and other family fun in and around the
harbour. Normal admission charges apply. For further details
contact: 01237431781

East Portlemouth Village Fete, East
Portlemouth, Devon.Traditional village fete held in the
stunning
gardens of The Old Rectory, TQ8 8PA.Thursday 10th August,
2pm - 5pm. Entry - £2 per adult, Under 16s free.Come along
and enjoy the fun!
01548 844005

This year sees the club hold the 43rd annual two day working
vintage rally. It will be held on Saturday 12th & Sunday
13th August 2017 at Sorley Cross, Kingsbridge TQ7 4AF.
The club's chosen charity for this year is the Royal
Agricultural Benevolent Institute and the club hopes to
raise as much as possible for this worthy charity.
Our rally strives to showcase our heritage with exhibits
from days gone by including tractors and implements,
commercial vehicles, motorbikes, cars, steam engines and
horse drawn ploughs.
In the main ring throughout the day there are different
demonstrations from ploughing the ground, to how you would
harvest the crops in the old fashioned way. The main ring
events will give you the opportunity to see in-depth working
demonstrations from yesteryear. Also there are parades, at
different times of the day on both Saturday and Sunday, of
the vehicles, tractors and the horses pulling their ploughs.

This year a Dog Show will be held in the main ring, so why
not bring along your dogs to see what you can win. This
event has been kindly sponsored by The New Inn Pub,
Moreleigh which the club thanks. The classess that are
available to enter on the day for £1 per class are: 1.
Handsomest Dog , 2. Prettiest Bitch, 3. Dog the judge would
most like to take home, 4. Best child handler 10 years and
under, 5. Best child handler 11-15 years, 6. Best 6 legs .
In the outer fields there are working demonstrations with
steam engines, combines and the vintage tractors working,
including cutting corn in the old fashioned way with a
tractor and binder. Within the main rally field you can see
the static displays of vintage tractors, cars, bikes,
commercial vehicles, steam engines driving saw benches.
The rally is not all about vintage machinery, it also has a
lot to offer for everyone. Please note that all displays and
exhibits are subject to weather conditions, unfortunately,
sometimes due to the weather some displays and exhibits
cannot take place and we are sorry for this. To find us: we
are near Sorley Cross in Kingsbridge (TQ7 4AF) on the B3194
and there will be signs that will be up to help you get
there. Entry prices are adults £8.00 and for Children (over
5 years and 16 and under) £3.00.

THE KINGSBRIDE SHOW DEVON
The Kingsbridge Show is celebrating it's 135th year, 62 of which have been at
Borough Farm, just outside of Kingsbridge. This is a fantastic day out for all
the family offering classes in Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Homecraft, Young Farmers,
Horticulture, Floral Art and Domestic pets. In addition to this there are over
hundreds of Trade Stands, Craft stands, local food and drinks stands,
Kingsbridge Children’s Youth Market, Children’s Pets Corner, Donkey rides,
Vintage and Modern Tractors.There is a FREE shuttle bus service from Kingsbridge
Quay running from 10am all day,
SLATE VIEWS WILL BE OUTSIDE AT THIS SHOW

Clovelly Lobster and Crab Feast 10th Anniversary!
in aid of the National Lobster Hatchery, Padstow. There'll
be live folk music, chef cookery demonstrations, a prize
draw for a magnum of champagne, local food and craft stalls,
including plenty of freshly cooked lobsters and crabs, and
beer tasting. Children will be kept entertainedFor further
details contact: 01237431781

Clovelly It is Apple Season – Apple Day – Harvest
Fayre There will also be live music, apple bobbing, apple
stamping, and especially for adults, apple cup making, which
you can then use to enjoy a refreshing cider drink At
12 noon families can take part in a fun Harvest Hunt with
the Clovelly tour guide. For further details contact:
01237431781

Live Music from The Cogs at The Dartmoor
Union, Holbeton
Devon PL8 1NE 01752 830346 at 7.30pm
Free Admission
They are a four piece band, located in South Devon,
playing covers varying from country to rock n roll.
A varied mix of music that gets
your toes tapping. Christmas Bookings are now
being taken for Christmas Parties, Christmas Day,
Boxing Day and New Years Eve

Tavistock Warm up to Christmas 2017 10am -
4pm. Free entry
Now in it's 5th year, we welcome you to get in the
mood for Christmas at the finest DIVERSE, Christmas
market to help you find and purchase gifts and
treats with a difference for Christmas!
From sparkly jewellery to christmas cakes, candles,
cookware for your Christmas Roasts, Christmas cards,
home furnishings and various handcrafted decorations
and nik-naks we will have a wide variety of handmade
and commercial items from the best local traders in
the South West.
Free entry to all guests and visitors, this will be
a fun day out with plenty of wonderful stands to
browse at Tavistock Town Hall.
See you there from 10am to 4pm!
01314638368

Plymouth Christmas Show 2017 10am - 4pm
Plymouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Plymouth, PL1
2BJ
After the very successful Plymouth Christmas Show of
2016 that saw over 2,000 visitors, we are returning
to Plymouth Guildhall on the 18th of November 2017
to bring you a repeat performance!
Bring your friends and family to explore our
Christmas Market, pop along to the Santa’s Grotto or
feast down on a mince pie.
You’ll find everything you need to make this year’s
holiday season festive; Christmas crafts, holiday
gifts, seasonal fashions & decor, entertaining tips
and a whole lot MORE!
Bring your kids – Santa is making an early visit
from the North Pole in our special Santa’s Grotto!

Clovelly Herring Festival.
Enjoy a wide variety of herring dishes in the quay
kitchens or at the Harbour Bar, cookery
demonstrations, live shanty and sea song singers,
stilted entertainers, other local food and craft
stalls, a photographic exhibition of Clovelly
herring fishing, a Herring Hunt, face painting,
henna tattoos and National Trust event-themed, free
craft activities. Standard admission charges include
all entertainment. For further details contact:
01237431781

Boxing Day Barbecue Clovelly
Join us for our Boxing Day Barbecue on the quay at Clovelly.
With FREE entrance into the village all day, why not have a
walk on the estate then come along to the barbecue where
there will be live music, mulled wine, and even a treasure
hunt if you are up to it. It should make the perfect
follow-up to your Christmas Day. For further details
contact: 01237431781

MONTHLY FARMER’S MARKETFresh local produce, straight from the farmBideford First Wednesday Buckfastleigh Every Thursday Cullompton Second Saturday Crediton
First Saturday Exeter Every ThursdayKingsbridge First Saturday Killerton House Third Saturday (Mar
- Oct)

Okehampton Third Saturday Ottery
St Mary 1st Friday of each month on
the Land of Canaan Park from 9.00am to
1.00pmPlymouth Second Saturday

Totnes Good food Sunday Every
Third Sunday of the MonthMarket Square, Totnes

Local Markets

22nd June Bovey Tracey then
every other weekend until December.01626 835998